intuit

verb

in·​tu·​it in-ˈtü-ət 

-ˈtyü-

intuited; intuiting; intuits

transitive verb

: to know, sense, or understand by intuition

intuitable

in-ˈtü-ə-tə-bəl 

-ˈtyü-

adjective

Synonyms

• appreciate
• apprehend
• assimilate
• behold
• catch
• catch on (to)
• cognize
• compass
• comprehend
• conceive
• cotton (to or on to)
• decipher
• decode
• dig
• discern
• get
• grasp
• grok
• know
• make
• make out
• perceive
• recognize
• register
• savvy
• see
• seize
• sense
• tumble (to)
• twig
• understand

Examples of intuit in a Sentence

He was able to intuit the answer immediately.

She intuited a connection between the two crimes.

Recent Examples on the Web

Golden wasn’t the only person who intuited Johnson’s success early. —Belinda Luscombe, Time, 31 Mar. 2025

There’s nothing particularly sinister about their dynamic, even though Roger occasionally wanders off in a huff, and Myriam ensures that Anika always has an intermediary, despite the young girl intuiting incredibly meaningful and poetic messages left for human companions. —Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025

Villanueva, his instincts honed by his decades of service as a lawman, intuits that the only way a human being can reasonably incur a rug burn is via high-friction hotel room coitus with a 250-pound man. —Chris Klimek, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025

So much of it is about trying to intuit the story, not just decoding information. —Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above